Everton fans have torn into Ashley Williams on Twitter after the Welshman's performance during their 5-1 Europa League defeat to Atalanta

Unsworth insists he is in the dark over whether he still has a chance of landing the job permanently in light of comments made by Moshiri.

“I don’t know,” he added. “I have just come in and seen that myself. If we are further down the line in terms of getting a permanent manager then fantastic.”

Meanwhile, Unsworth confirmed Everton will not appeal against a decision to retrospectively hand Oumar Niasse a two-match ban for diving.

The Senegalese striker became the first player to be found guilty of deceiving a match official under new Premier League regulations for a penalty he won in last weekend’s 2-2 draw with Crystal Palace.

“From the start we will have to accept the decision,” Unsworth explained.

“There is no appeal. But that doesn’t mean we have to agree. I know Oumar and he will always take a chance to have a shot on goal. Having seen the replay 50 times there is contact. Whether it is slight, there is contact.”